The Los Angeles-based design house Artecnica has introduced a new light fixture that looks almost like a child’s toy. Yorky, designed by New York-based Icelandic designer Hlynur Atlason, has a whimsical shape, but it will sit, stand on a surface or hang from its “leash” on the wall to provide soft ambient light. “When conceiving […]Read Post ›
If you don’t know what Tyvek is think of express envelopes from FedEx or the U.S. Postal Service. Dutch Artist Paula Arntzen knows about the material, which is why the she uses post-consumer coated Tyvek to make her Trianon chandelier. Named after the palace of King Louis XIV, Grand Trianon is a large, lightweight chandelier […]Read Post ›
Rich Brilliant Willing is what you’d expect from a New York City-based product design studio and manufacturer: brash but talented. I mean, the name says it all for goodness sake (though it’s actually a play on the partners’ names–Theo Richardson, Charles Brill, and Alexander Williams). “America’s premier contemporary lighting and furniture design manufacturer,” its website says audaciously. […]Read Post ›
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